Nha Trang (VNNHA)

Nha Trang is a government port with three berths to handle general cargo and passenger vessels. There are also anchorage berths and oil terminals. The shipbuilding yard has two large drydocks.

China Sea Seasonal Tropical Area, Tropical Jan 21 to Apr 30, Summer May 1 to Jan 20.

Nha Trang is situated on the extreme E coast of Vietnam, approx 170nm NE of Ho Chi Minh City.

General cargo vessels 20,000DWT, passenger vessels 60,870GT. Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard: Cape size vessels.

Approx. 800,000t of cargo and 400 vessels handled annually.

Anchorage berths are allocated by the Harbour Master. During the SW monsoon season there is an anchorage in the bay, S of town, with a holding ground of sand and mud. Vessels carrying dangerous cargo anchor NW of Hon Mot (12°10'N 109°17'E), in depths of 20.0m. Other vessels anchor within 0.5nm of the quay, max depth 15m. On the S side of Hon Tre, during the NE monsoon, good anchorage may be obtained in Vung Dam Chinh and Vung Dam Lom Bays. On the N side of Hon Tre, during the SW monsoon, with local knowledge, secure anchorage may be obtained in Vung Dan Tre and Vung Dam Lia Bay.

The port is approached from seaward either from the South Access Channel, SW of Hon Tre, or from the North Access Channel, N of Hon Tre. Southern approaches to Nha Trang: When approaching Nha Trang Bay from the S, pass E of Iles de Pecheurs and proceed either between Hon Mieu and Hon Tam or between the latter and Hon Mot, avoiding Roche du Lion. Eastern approach to Nha Trang: When approaching Nha Trang Bay from the NE, pass approx 0.5nm off the NW end of Hon Cha La and well outside the line joining the entrance points of Cay Ban Bay. The harbour access channel is length 2.8nm and dredged to a depth of 11.5m.

BA 3883. Admiralty Pilot NP30, NP286(6).

1020.

Compulsory for all vessels entering and leaving the port. The pilot boards at one of two boarding places: ..... 1. Southern pilot station: 12°09.6'N 109°16.1'E 2. Northern pilot station: 12°14.5'N 109°13.7'E Pilots board during daylight hours only.

MHHW 1.8m; MLLW 0.8m. Tide is usually diurnal.

There are 3 tugs available of 700hp to 1,000hp. Ship's lines are used.

Average temperature 26°C. The rainy season is between Sept-Dec, the dry season is between Jan-Aug. The wind direction is generally NE between Oct-Apr, and SW between Apr-Oct.

NHA TRANG 12°12.30'N 109°13.28'E UNCTAD LOCODE: VN NHA ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) coast radio station can be used for long range communications. Communication is possible via Inmarsat. VHF: Pilots & Port: Ch 16.

Customs: Officers and crew have to declare their personal effects to Customs as required. This includes foreign exchange, accompanied baggage and goods. The Customs allowance for officers and crew are a max of 1.5 litres of alcohol, a max of 400 cigarettes, 50-100 cigars, a max of 100gm of tobacco. Penalties for non compliance are based upon individual circumstances. The bonded store will be sealed while a vessel stays in the port. A release of bonded goods may be permitted at any time subject to Customs approval and presence onboard. Crew/passenger are not allowed to sell or change their personal effects, which are already declared to Customs, with local people. It is strictly prohibited to supply any bonded goods to shore personnel. The following are prohibited from import/export: Weapons, explosives, drugs, antiques, documents relating to national security, cultural articles which may cause harm to Vietnam morality.

The following documents are required on arrival by Customs, Immigration, Health, Harbour Master: ..... Document Copies For 1. Last Port Clearance 1 Harbour Master 2. Declaration of Arrival/Departure 4 All parties 3. Crew List 7 All parties 4. Passenger List (if any) 7 All parties 5. Crew Personal Effects List 2 Customs 6. Foreign Currency List 2 Customs 7. Provisions List 3 Customs & Health 8. Deck Stores List 2 Customs 9. Engine Stores List 2 Customs 10. Bonded Stores List 2 Customs 11. Ship's Property List 2 Customs 12. Articles Forbidden to be used in Port 2 Immigration 13. Inward/outward Cargo Manifest 7 Customs 14. Transit Cargo Manifest 1 Customs 15. Health Declaration 1 Health 16. Vaccination Books for each crew member 1 Health 17. Voyage Memo 1 Harbour Master Ship's documents submitted to Harbour Master as follows: ..... 1. Ship Safety Construction Certificate 2. Ship Nationality Certificate and Navigation Certificate 3. International Load Line Certificate 4. International Tonnage Certificate 5. Safety Radio Telephony Certificate 6. Safety Equipment Certificate 7. International vaccination certificates for crew/passengers 8. Ship Sanitation Control Certificate or Exemption Certificate 9. Seaman's passport/Seaman Book of crew and passenger's passports 10. Transit Cargo Manifest 11. Zoological and Botanical Transit Cargo Manifest 12. Certificates of Competency of officers and engineers 13. Certificates of Proficiency in Survival Craft 14. Foreign currency declaration and invoices 15. International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate. There are some other special forms to be completed which are delivered by the vessel's agent before or upon vessel's arrival at the pilot station. In the case of a cruise ship, vessel's agent must mail the Entry/Exit cards for passenger completion before arrival. If stowaways are onboard, the Master must inform the Port Authority and vessel's agent 72, 36 and 24 hours prior to arrival with full details.

Initial ETA should be sent to the vessel's appointed agent on departure from last port. This message will be passed to the Harbour Master by the agent. Additional ETA's should be sent each 48 hours after departure from the last port and then 72, 36, 24, 12, 6 and 4 hours prior to arrival. The ETA message should contain: ..... 1. Vessel's name, port of registry, nationality, callsign, vessel type 2. Ship's particulars (DWT, GT, NT) 3. Crew/passengers onboard and stowaways onboard, if any (this is very important) 4. Last Port of Call 5. LOA, beam, arrival draughts fore and aft 6. Loading or discharging 7. Quantity/quality of cargo, condition and property of goods 8. Other information concerning dangerous, over weight, over length cargo. In the 4 hours prior to arrival message, the Master has to declare exact arrival time and health situation of crew members and passengers. Must also declare sickness or mortality onboard, if any. Owners or charterers should also advise other relevant cargo related information to the vessel's nominated agent before arrival.

Vietnam regulations require vessels entering a Vietnamese port to display the Vietnam flag. If the vessel does not possess a Vietnamese flag, the Master can request the local agent to supply it on arrival at the pilot station. Penalty for non compliance is approx US$100-200.

The main/emergency radio transmitter and direction finder will be sealed when the vessel is in port. No direct communications are therefore possible so all messages must be routed through the vessel's agent.

Pratique cannot be applied for by radio. It is normally applied for after the Quarantine delegation have viewed all the vessel's documents related to health (such as Health Declaration, Vaccination books, Ship Sanitation Control Certificate) and then granted.Ship Sanitation Control and Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificates may be renewed.

The NOR should be tendered when the vessel arrives at the pilot station.